I am engaged in construction in Datang

"Father, I need to tell you about Dabao's situation first."

Li Yin touched Dabao's ear and comforted him, wondering if this old cow could understand human language.

"Dabao's disease is very tormenting. Not to mention that he can't eat, he doesn't have the strength to walk two steps now, and he has abdominal pain and vomiting. I think this is a disease called gallstones."

Li Yin thought about it and said, "There's no cure for this."

If it could still be cured in modern times, in ancient times, there was no need to say anything like giving medicine to keep him alive, otherwise it would only make the old man feel guilty.

The light in the man's eyes suddenly dimmed.

At first he just wanted to sell the cow, sell it alive, so that Dabao could continue to farm for food in another family.

But now the other party can't even keep his life.

Dabao seemed to understand something. It nudged the old man with its head and then blew a breath at Li Yin.

"Old man, do you know anything about bezoar?"

Li Yin continued, "Bezoar is the stone formed in the body of a cow after it develops kidney stones."

"This is an extremely rare and precious medicinal material. It's not that my daughter deliberately didn't save Dabao for the sake of the bezoar. All doctors in the city know that a cow with stones cannot survive."

"If you trust me, you can sell Dabao to Zhuangzi."

"The old man naturally believes in Master Li."

The old man replied directly that even if Li Yin didn't mention the matter of gallstones and bezoars, he would still sell it as long as the price was right if the other party came to buy his cow.

Now that the other party has explained it clearly, it is obvious that he is unwilling to take advantage of his loophole.

Li Yin smiled, and Dabao stopped hushing her and nudged her clothes with his head.

Taking advantage of the rich may be considered a real skill, but taking advantage of the poor is a lack of conscience.

"Father, I'll have someone come and take Dabao away later... Well, today I'll tell you how much bezoar is in its body. It should be about ten taels, and I'll give you five strings of cash for every tael."

Natural bezoar has always been in short supply. In modern times, it has become internationally priced and is more expensive than gold.

Li Yin was naturally very curious.

When the old man heard this, his lips trembled constantly.

Five strings of money!

He could only sell the beef for 120 guan at most, and Master Li said that the bezoar was worth 150 guan per liang? (It’s good that a lean cow can produce more than jin of meat. If a jin of beef is sold for - wen, it is equivalent to two or three days’ salary for a worker in Beijing in modern times.)

Li Yin turned and left, and the old man knelt down on the ground. He first kowtowed heavily towards Li Yin's figure, and then knelt down to express his gratitude towards his Dabao.

He held Dabao's head and cried silently, unable to get up for a long time.

Afterwards, Li Yin looked around again, but didn't see any other Niu Bao, so she returned with regret.

The old man sat alone on a stone pier at the entrance of the women's village, staring blankly into the distance. Before, someone from the women's village came to take Dabao away, but he was reluctant to leave and followed them.

When it came to the last step, he didn't dare to look and could only sit at the entrance of the village and wait.

The woman in the village was kind-hearted. She found a skilled master to slaughter the cow and also applied some Ma Fei San to Dabao.

He didn't hear any mooing sound before Master Li came over carrying a large basin.

"Father, we brought the scale. Please weigh it and see if it is accurate."

The old man waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary.

"Dabao has 1300 grams of bezoar in his body, which is two and a half catties, a total of 26 taels, or 130 guan."

When the old man heard this, tears started falling again.

He only raised Dabao for nine years, but Dabao saved his family.

"Do you still want Dabao's body? If not, the village will follow ..."

"Yes! I want to take Dabao home."

"That's fine." Li Yin nodded: "I'll send someone to follow you back to Jingyang."

The old man couldn't hide his sudden wealth, and it was possible that someone with bad intentions had already set their sights on him. It would be better to send someone to send him back to Jingyang and ask him about the gold mine.

Li Yin always felt something was fishy. Two days ago, Zheng Wen sent a secret letter saying that he had joined a gang of black businessmen and it would probably take a long time to gain their trust.

He also asked her to send someone to secretly protect Old Man Wang and his family who helped deliver the message.

Almost all the cattle at the market were taken by the women farmers. Some families had to sell their sick cows. If they came across a cow that could be cured, Li Yin would ask if they wanted it treated.

When some families heard that the cost of treatment was high, they gave up treatment and sold their cows directly. Some families felt that it was acceptable and asked Li Yin to help take a look.

……

The sports meet was in full swing over there, and Li Yin from the village came up with the idea of ​​doing silage storage.

There were few large livestock in the village before, so she didn't have these thoughts.

Nowadays, the number of livestock on the farm is twice as many as the number of people, and it is difficult to find food in winter, so silage is naturally the most convenient way.

What's more, the ingredients in silage are also good for livestock. Cattle, sheep and other animals like to eat it.

"Xiaochun, there is always a shortage of construction workers in the village, and the autumn harvest is almost over. Why don't they come here to learn how to build houses?"

Li Yin blinked her big innocent eyes.

What's happening to the people in the surrounding villages?

Why don’t you be more positive?

"..." Li Xiaochun said helplessly: "Master, many people have come."

"The sports meet is coming up soon. Everyone made a lot of money in the summer, so now they are willing to buy tickets to watch. Who would want to build a house?"

Li Yin also heard about this.

In those villages where villagers entered the finals, the village head personally took people to buy tickets. Hundreds of people sat in the same area, wearing the same clothes, holding banners, waving flags and cheering.

Some even rented a big drum and banged it loudly, which was very impressive.

This fancy method really works.

The first village to rent a big drum was to encourage the men in the village who were working to collect rice.

The man didn't know all this. He lost energy after running a few laps at the beginning and ranked second from the bottom.

Just when I was about to lose heart, a strong rhythmic drum beat started.

He suddenly heard a lot of people shouting his name. He looked up and saw men, women, young and old from the whole village. They didn't despise him for being embarrassed, nor did they blame him. They were just cheering him on.

The man was instantly moved.

Is this okay?

That's pretty cool!

If his grades weren't good, he wouldn't be able to go back home because of the shame!

Suddenly, he was full of energy and started to catch up from the last place. He was the first, second, third...

He himself couldn't remember how many people he had overtaken. He just felt a burning and stinging pain in his throat and his chest and lungs almost exploded.

He did not dare to relax for a moment and ran to the finish line only then was he told that he had won first place.

There was a deafening cheer from the audience, and some excited rich people took out handfuls of candy and threw them into the audience.

First, the villagers shouted his name in unison.

Then all the audience followed suit and cheered for him enthusiastically.

He stood in the middle of the playground, looked up at the dark crowd, tears in his eyes.

When you raise your hands to greet the audience, the direction you face will be the direction where the people's cheers will be the loudest.

This scene was not only imprinted in his mind, but also in the minds of all the people present.

It turns out that this is the sports meeting.